The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has conducted research to improve the ventilation of large-opening mines whose entries are at least 93m2 (1,000 ft2). The ventilation of large-opening mines ...

A survey was conducted to measure exposure to hazardous chemical substances of a laboratory
assistant working in a university laboratory, who complained of symptoms that could be indicative of
chemical absorption. This ...

Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) in the South African mining industry can be prevented, but only by incorporating more proactive and innovative measures into NIHL prevention programmes. At present, direct and indirect ...

Background: There is an emerging perspective that it is not
sufficient to just assess skin exposure to physical and chemical
stressors in workplaces, but that it is also important to assess
the condition, i.e. skin ...

Universities have numerous research and testing laboratories where laboratory workers are
exposed to various hazardous chemical substances on a regular basis with short periods of
exposure possibly above the short-term ...